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Discover Adds Checking Accounts

Discover Financial Services is adding checking accounts to its array of financial-services products as the credit-card lender continues to build out its online bank.

 

Wells Fargo & Discover: A Deal Waiting To Materialize?

Late last week, a research report by the Susquehanna Financial Group got the market buzzing about the possibility of Wells Fargo acquiring Discover Financial Services. Such an acquisition would no doubt be in line with Wells Fargo’s strategy of focusing on traditional banking services for growth. And the bank has made it clear in the recent past that it will not shy away from opportunities to grow inorganically. So, is there really value to be gained from such a merger between the fourth largest U.S. bank in terms of assets and the fourth largest payments firm?

 

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